What is recorded here
Castle Bloody is a prominent Orkney mound with a visible chamber and passages, yet its true age and purpose still argue among scholars. It may be a Neolithic tomb, a later souterrain, or a hybrid monument changed across centuries. The name suggests a brutal story, but the stones offer no bloodline, only a chamber built to be seen from land and sea.
Castle Bloody is shown as a archaeological place on the public map of Orkney Islands. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
This does not grant access. Check current paths, opening conditions and ownership before entering.
Places near here
Shapinsay, Mor SteinStanding Stone (prehistoric) · 1372 yd
Mor Styne (Prehistoric standing stone)Archaeological place · 1382 yd
Mor SteinVisitor information · 1428 yd
Bay of SandgarthBay · 1.2 mi
Rocky beach on eastern coast of Shapinsay, Orkney IslandsBeach · 1.9 mi
ShapinsayIsland · 2.4 mi
Noust Geo beach rocks, ShapinsayBeach · 2.8 mi
Ling HolmHeadland · 2.8 mi
Generator House, Rerwick HeadOld home or work place · 2.9 mi
Rerwick Head BatteryObservation Post (20th Century) · 2.9 mi
War Memorial at ElwickHeritage place · 2.9 mi
Observation Tower, Rerwick HeadCastle, fort or tower · 3.0 miOther information
Photo: C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0